http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42965337/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/
It would only be a matter of time, before discussion of who's taking over, would come up. It was thought that the #2 man, Ayman al-Zawahri, would be next in line, but due to unpopularity, it seems another dirtbag is lying in wait.
A Pakistani former commando who has been linked to multiple terror plots — including a series of planned “Mumbai style” attacks in European cities last summer — has emerged as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaida, according to U.S. officials.
Although Ilyas Kashmiri is barely known to the American public, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have increasingly focused on him in recent years. The CIA has targeted him in drone attacks in northwest Pakistan and federal prosecutors have indicted him in a major terrorism case involving a Chicago businessman who goes on trial next week.
It would only be a matter of time, before discussion of who's taking over, would come up. It was thought that the #2 man, Ayman al-Zawahri, would be next in line, but due to unpopularity, it seems another dirtbag is lying in wait.